# Incident 19800229031249I: Cessna 402B, Syracuse, NY, February 29, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 1980, 11:48 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Hancock
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4537Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4537Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 275 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800229031249I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OVER RICH MIXTURE DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. SUSPECT ANEROID FUEL PUMP CONTROL OR FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH.

## Other reports on N4537Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19911227060319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911227060319I), Dec 27, 1991: Cessna 402B (N4537Q), Harrisburg, PA, Minor damage. Bird strike while conducting a practice ILS approach in VMC conditions. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19840404037999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840404037999I), Apr 4, 1984: Cessna 402B (N4537Q), Middletown, PA, Minor damage. Nose wheel tire went flat on landing rollout. Found sidewall flexing of the radial tire wore a hole in the tube.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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